Can the process of aging be delayed or even reversed? Research led by specially appointed Professor Jun-Ichi Hayashi from the University of Tsukuba in Japan has shown that, in human cell lines at least, it can. They also ...
May 26, 2015
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DNA damage caused by smoking can be detected in cheek swabs, finds research published today in JAMA Oncology. The study provides evidence that smoking induces a general cancer program that is also present in cancers which ...
May 14, 2015
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A study revealing fresh insight about chromosome "tails" called telomeres may provide scientists with a new way to look at developing treatments or even preventing a group of blood cell disorders known as myelodysplastic ...
May 11, 2015
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Like a beloved pair of jeans, human DNA accumulates damage over time, and older people's bodies can't repair it as well. Many scientists believe a build up of damage can cause cells to enter an irreversible dormant state ...
Apr 23, 2015
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In the 1970s, epidemiologists found that workers in factories using vinyl chloride, the key ingredient for PVC plastics, had unusually high rates of a rare form of liver cancer called angiosarcoma.
Apr 2, 2015
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The genome of a cell is under constant attack, suffering DNA damage that requires an army of repair mechanisms to keep the cell healthy and alive. Understanding the behavior of the enzymes defending these assaults helps determine ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Researchers in the UC Department of Cancer Biology have found new protein players that help keep genome stability—a promising finding with the potential to help with the development of new targeted therapeutics in diseases ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Cornell researchers have developed a new technique to understand the actions of key proteins required for cancer cells to proliferate.
Mar 6, 2015
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Every day our DNA is under attack.
Feb 27, 2015
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Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, a team of Yale-led researchers concluded in a study that was published online Feb. 19 by the journal Science.
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